Exciting news! We’re kicking off a new advisory group at NDE called the District Data Visualization Group, that brings together school district and ESU folks from all over Nebraska. The goal? To help the Nebraska Department of Education make better data reports and visualizations; reports that make sense and are useful to district and school staff, including data stewards, teachers, counselors, principals, superintendents, and pretty much anyone who is interested in the success of Nebraska’s students.

The group will provide advice to NDE by:

• Giving feedback on current reports and visuals.
• Figuring out where things can be improved.
• Working together to design new reports and visuals that work for everyone.
• Making sure all this data “stuff” is easy to understand and helpful for Nebraska’s schools.

We’re looking for around 25 people to join in, representing different districts, ESU’s, backgrounds, and roles. So whether you’re a data steward, school leader, teacher, or anyone else who deals with data, your perspective is important and needed.

Interested? Know someone who would be a great fit? Fill out this quick form, or forward this to others in your organization who would be interested. We’ll get back to you soon with more details about how the group works and how you can pitch in.

Thanks for considering! Let’s make Nebraska’s education data even better together.